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K2 told to freeze distribution of fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
ASIC placed an interim stop order on a residential property fund promoted by K2 Asset Management due to issues with its target market determination (TMD). K2 Asset Management cannot distribute the Storehouse Residential Trust or any information about ...

Government must do more after product failures: FSC, SCA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
As the likes of Crescent Wealth and Insignia Financial respond to the 2023 superannuation performance test results, the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Super Consumers Australia have said the government must still do more to ensure members in underperforming ...

AMG Super terminates MySuper offer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
AMG Super is getting out of MySuper as its product fails the Your Future, Your Super performance test for a third time. AMG Super has announced to members that it will close its MySuper product early next year. The notice was issued to members on August ...

Ninety-seven super products fail performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
Of the 97 products to fail this year's superannuation performance test, 96 are trustee-directed products - 75% of which are issued by the same four trustees. Released this morning, the 2023 performance test marks the first time trustee-directed ...

Future Fund posts 6% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
The nation's sovereign wealth fund returned 6% in FY23, with chief executive Raphael Arndt saying markets are under-pricing economic and geopolitical risks. The total funds now invested by the Future Fund stand at $256.2 billion, inclusive of the $60 ...

Strategic reset delivers for Count

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
Count has seen growth in its wealth business, with aggregated revenues rising 24%, gross business earnings up 19%, and a significant jump in adviser numbers. In "a year of transformation", Count reported a very slight decline in net profit after tax ...

Citi terminates staff super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
Citi is closing its staff superannuation fund and ceasing all defined benefit funding, saying it's no longer feasible to continue operating. Employees were recently advised the company had given notice to the trustee that it has decided to terminate ...

IMAP names annual award winners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
The Institute of Managed Account Professionals' (IMAP) judging panel named winners across nine separate categories. IMAP held its annual awards ceremony on August 24, saying that the quality and number of entries has continued to grow with each ...

SuperConcepts to take over AET platforms clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
Equity Trustees has inked a deal with SuperConcepts to ensure the clients of Australian Executor Trustees' platforms business continue to receive specialist administration services. When EQT acquired AET from Insignia Financial last year, it flagged ...

Evolution Trustees responds to likely wholesale definition change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
In anticipation of regulatory change, Evolution Trustees has established a division to help investment houses transition their wholesale funds to retail. The move is in response to Treasury's review of managed investment schemes and consultation on ...